Omega-3 Fatty Acids Tackle Cancer-Related Malnutrition

A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that fish oil may help combat cancer-related malnutrition…

Folate Does Not Offer Protection Against Preterm Delivery, Study Finds

In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers presented findings that show that folate intake before and during pregnancy does not protect Norwegian women against spontaneous preterm delivery…

Black Rice Bran May Reduce Inflammation: New American Chemical Society Podcast

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning podcast series, “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions,” focuses on the discovery that black rice – a little-known variety of the grain that is the staple food for one-third of the world’s population – may help soothe the inflammation involved in allergies, asthma and other diseases. In the podcast, Mendel Friedman, Ph.D…

Lactobacillus Reuteri Good For Health

There is a great deal of interest in the impact of lactic acid bacteria on our health. Now a new study from the Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, in Sweden, shows that the occurrence of Lactobacillus reuteri in the body promotes health

Comprehensive Nutrition Services Vital To Children’s Health

School meal programs play a significant role in keeping children healthy and are “the anchor” of comprehensive school nutrition services that improve children’s nutritional status, health and academic performance, according to an updated joint position paper from the Society for Nutrition Education (SNE), American Dietetic Association (ADA) and the School Nutrition Association (SNA)…

Strategy To Combat Hunger In Asia Outlined By Asia Society, IRRI Task Force

The number of people suffering from chronic hunger reached a record one billion globally in 2009, with Asia accounting for approximately two-thirds of the world’s hungry. In response, the Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have released an action plan to address food insecurity in Asia, with an emphasis on rice, the region’s staple…

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